I think I might have a problem

My awesome blogger-buddy, Kim, challenged me yesterday to count all of my stamps. Not one to back down from a good challenge, I decided to take her up on it. Well, it turns out that I have more stamps than I have time to count, so I took pictures of my collection for all to see, and you know what? As I was going through the various little nooks and cranies I store my stamps at, I began to realize that I have a problem. I'm a stamp-a-holic! Who knew? I am a non-discriminatory stamp collector, so even though I'm a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I have no problem buying stamps from other companies. My favorites as of right now other than SU are Hero Arts, Stamp a Sweet Impression, Inkadinkado, My Favorite Things, and Studio G. Stamps rock!

Here's a looksie into my little scrappy world. This first picture is actually a little sneak-peak into my new reconfigured craft room. As you can see, my hubby put up some shelves for me. I'll share more of my room with you later. I have my SU stamp collection and my favorite Hero Arts stamps on this bottom shelf.


This next picture shows my rolling craft cart that I keep in the closet (hence the lack of light for this photo). When I first started stamping, I bought this cart to store all of my wood-mounted stamps and stamping paraphernalia. I should probably organize it a little better so that I can find my stamps more easily.

Next up is one of my drawers showing my block alphabet sets and some foam stamps along with some Adirondack ink pads.

Okay, this next picture makes me happy, but at the same time makes me think I'm crazy! I have more clear stamps than I do storage for them, so here they are still in their original packaging. If anyone knows where to get some Inque Boutique Stamp Keepers at a reasonable price, please let me know. I obviously need more!

Last, but certainly not least, are the binders I keep most of my clear stamps in. As I mentioned before, I use the Inque Boutique Stamp Keepers because they really keep my stamps organized. The bottom two binders are filled with the stamp keepers. The next binder up has some stamp keepers and my unmounted rubber stamps. Next up is my Studio G binder where I have all of my dollar stamps neatly stored in baseball card holders and arranged by series number. The very top binder houses my holiday stamp collection (I need a bigger binder!).

I hope you enjoyed this little look into my stamping world! (And by the way, if you want to be put in my Will, you'll have to hop in line after about twenty other people who have claimed a share of my collection. LOL!)

Inque Boutique Stamp Keepers

Have you heard about the new Inque Boutique Stamp Keepers? They're a revolutionary new product that allows you to store your clear arcylic stamps in a convinient, plastic clam-shell holder.

These keepers come in two sizes - 8.5x11 and 12x12. You can see a video demo by clicking here. I was lucky enough to find 8 of these keepers, and let me tell you, these babies hold A LOT of stamps!! I thought I would share with you my current clear-stamp organizational solution.

First up is a picture of my 2" D-ring binder filled with the 8 stamp keepers I bought. As you can see, all 8 of them fit perfectly into this size binder. Keep in mind, too, that each stamp keepers is also completely full.

Next up is a picture of how I keep track of the stamps inside my binders. I simply stapled the orginal index sheet that came with each stamp set to a piece of white cardstock then slipped the cardstock into heavy duty sheet protectors.

This next picures shows one stamp keeper. As you can see, I decided to put stamps on both sides of my stamp keeper. Some people choose not to do this, but I think you get double the bang for your buck if you use both sides. To keep the stamps from sticking to each other when the stamp keeper closes, I simply cut down a piece of white card stock and inserted it in between the two sides of the keeper. Does that make sense? LOL!

I hope this helps everyone get their clear stamp collection organized! As for those cute $1 Studio G stamps, I still keep them in baseball card holders. It's more practical for me that way, but you can certainly stick them in these keepers!

A ferret card I promised, and a ferret card you shall have!

Happy Friday everyone!! I hope your day turns out to be a good one. I plan on hitting Costco, Michael's and JoAnn's today, so it should be fun. I love going to Costco on a weekday and strolling around with a Coke and a warm Churro. Yummy! I'm hoping to come back with my very own copy of PSE 6 using my $30 off coupon. Wish me luck!

Yesterday I told you that I had a ferret card to share with you, and here it is! I had alot of fun making this one.

This fun ferret stamp is by a company called Rubber Hedgehog. They have a whole bunch of unique critter stamps that are mostly modeled after people's pets. I just love that! I have quite the collection from this company, and I hope to start using them more often. The paper and ribbon is by Heidi Grace, and I used my corner rounder to make the scalloped border. The "Thoughts of You" stamp is one of the $1 wood-mounted stamps from Michaels.

I thought I'd share another fun stamp set that I hope to be getting soon. Have you heard of a company called Pink Cat Studio? I just found them a few weeks ago, and I just love their stuff! They have the cutest stamps, and if you're into cats, then you're really in luck. Here's a peak at my next stamp purchase.

Are these stamps seriously cute or what? They're definitely right down my ally. I can't wait to get my hot little hands on them!

Have a great Friday everyone! I'll be back with a cute little birdie card tomorrow.

I'm in love

Need I say more?

These cute stamp images are from Hambo Stamps. I think I need all of them, but seeing as how I plopped down a small fortune at Impress Stamps today, I think they'll have to wait for now. I will post all of my stamping goodies tomorrow, so stay tuned!